Water Main Replacement Work Complete In Donegal

Works to replace approximately 1km of old problematic water mains in Ballindrait, Co Donegal have been completed.

The works will ensure a more reliable water supply and reduce high levels of outages and leaks to customers in the area.

The works involved the replacement of over one kilometres of problematic water mains with high density polyethylene (plastic) pipes. The programme to replace the water mains in Ballindrait commenced in late August 2020 and was completed in October 2020. The works were carried out by Farrans Construction Limited on behalf of Irish Water as part of Irish Water's National Leakage Reduction Programme.


Irish Water's Leakage Reduction Programme Regional Lead, Declan Cawley said: "We are delighted to confirm that a section of problematic water mains have now been successfully replaced in Ballindrait. There was a history of leaks in Ballindrait, as well as bursts and outages. To improve drinking water supply, quality and reduce leaks and outages in the area we decommissioned and replaced approximately 1km of water mains along local road L2444. We also took this opportunity to lay new water service connections from the public water main to customers' property boundaries and connect them to the customer's water supply."